The logo of Best Buy and Ikea on shopping carts. Getty Images Best Buy said Thursday it will test mini-showrooms in some of its stores featuring Ikea products to show off kitchen design elements from the home retailer beside home appliances from the electronics store. Beginning this fall, the program will debut in 10 Best Buy stores across Florida and …
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Payment companies such as Visa, Mastercard and Stripe are facing public backlash, including from billionaire Elon Musk, for pressuring online gaming platforms to remove hundreds of games in response to a campaign from an Australian anti-porn lobby group. Itch.io, an independent gaming platform, last week removed all adult or not-safe-for-work (NSFW) games from appearing in its library in a hasty …
Read More »Safeway Stores to Remain Open as Union Reaches Tentative Deal with Company Redheaded Blackbelt Safeway strike averted as unions reach tentative agreement with grocer San Francisco Chronicle Safeway strike deadline extended for workers across over 100 California stores SFGATE 25,000 Northern, Central California Safeway workers could strike at midnight; no contract agreement yet ABC7 San Francisco Safeway grocery workers strike averted in California after …
Read More »Safeway strike deadline now midnight Saturday for workers at 250 California stores San Francisco Chronicle California Safeway union workers agree to delay strike ABC10 Grocery workers threaten strike at Safeway stores in Central, Northern CA Sacramento Bee 25,000 Northern, Central California Safeway workers could strike at midnight; no contract agreement yet ABC7 San Francisco Safeway strike deadline extended for workers across over 100 California …
Read More »Bay Area braces for strike at over 100 grocery stores across NorCal SFGATE Northern California Safeway workers on verge of striking if deal not reached KTVU Thousands of Safeway employees in Bay Area could go on strike Saturday San Francisco Chronicle Grocery workers threaten strike at Safeway stores in Central, Northern CA Sacramento Bee Bay Area Safeway workers poised to strike as talks stall NBC …
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Apple is expanding its age-rating system for apps. The company on Thursday said it has updated its age-rating system to add 13+, 16+, and 18+ ratings to the existing slate of 4+ and 9+ ratings, and remove the 12+ and 17+ age ranges. In addition, app developers will need to answer a new set of age-rating questions to help identify …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 is a huge step forward from the Fold 6, earning the phone the title of the thinnest and lightest bendable phone around. Samsung went to great lengths to achieve the new design, including redesigning the hinge. That hinge appears to be affecting how the device unfolds, though.The Fold 7 will begin shipping on July 25. …
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Scientists have identified a natural Ozempic hiding in nearly every grocery store across the US. Brazilian researchers discovered that okra, a fuzzy green pod often overlooked in supermarkets, may help reduce body fat, improve blood sugar and cholesterol levels, and even protect vital organs like the liver from obesity-related damage. The research, conducted on rats, points to the vegetable’s potential as …
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A bakery mix-up has sparked a major recall after hidden hazelnuts were found in bread sold across the US grocery stores. The officials issued an alert after Lewis Bake Shop Artisan Style half-loaf bread based in Indiana, was found to contain undeclared hazelnuts. Hazelnuts are a common allergen that can trigger severe, sometimes life-threatening reactions like anaphylaxis in people with …
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